MA fine art

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Level:Master's Degree

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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirement

The standard minimum entry requirements for this course are:

BA (Hons) degree in a related subject or equivalent academic qualifications
Personal statement
Study plan

Entry to this course will also be determined by the quality of your application, looking primarily at your personal statement and study plan.

English Requirement

IELTS level 6.5 or above, with at least 5.5 in reading, writing, listening and speaking (please check our main English language requirements webpage).

Other Requirement

APEL - Accreditation of Prior (Experiential) Learning

Applicants who do not meet these course entry requirements may still be considered in exceptional cases. The course team will consider each application that demonstrates additional strengths and alternative evidence. This might, for example, be demonstrated by:

Related academic or work experience
The quality of the personal statement
A strong academic or other professional reference
A combination of these factors

Each application will be considered on its own merit but we cannot guarantee an offer in each case.

Course Information

The course is designed to help enhance the making, criticality and articulation of your practice. It aims to expand your work’s audiences and contextual reach. Experimental studio practice and individual inquiry are activated in professional contexts. These challenge what art is or could be, how art is communicated, and how artists can develop their practices in forward-thinking and culturally progressive ways.

What to expect

To contextualise your work in relation to contemporary cultural practices and ideas
To independently produce critically aware work
To build your professional experience and portfolio through regular participation in public exhibitions, events and publications
To participate in regular practice consultancies, discussions, field trips and workshops
To become an active member of an international arts community
To participate in discursive and collaborative practices with colleagues
To participate in our partnerships network, through which we organise workshops, lectures, discussions, studio visits, field trips and exhibitions. These currently include Sotheby’s Institute of Art and the UAL Research Centre for Transnational Art, Identity and Nation (TrAIN)
To be involved with the student run MA Fine Art public gallery situated at Chelsea
To contribute to the MA Fine Art student led online publication, mafazine.myblog.arts.ac.uk. It aims to encourage expanded practices of writing, video, journalism, cultural criticism and arts communication
To have access to Chelsea's shared workshops. These include ceramics, casting, laser cutting, photography, audio-visual editing suite, metal and woodwork. View the Chelsea facilities

Mode of study

MA Fine Art is offered in full-time mode and runs for 45 weeks over 15 months, with a break over the summer. You will be expected to commit an average of 40 hours per week to your course, including teaching hours and independent study.

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Career Opportunity

The course develops students’ potential to operate as professional practitioners within an international art community, or to progress to further academic research at PhD level.

Many students go on to set up their own studio practice, developing strong professional links with galleries, critics, and curators. Many Chelsea MA Fine Art alumni are practicing artists working at national and international level.

Due to the course’s interdisciplinary practical approach, many graduates have expanded or multi-platform careers in related fields such as curating, arts management, art dealing, arts advisory services, theatre, film, broadcasting, music, fashion, education, events management, online media, writing and publishing.